Tuesday, August 12, 2014

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson to visit Ukraine

ORLANDO, Florida- With thousands of Russian troops at the Ukrainian border and
tensions continuing there in a months-long conflict, U.S. Sen. BillNelson (D-FL), a senior member of
the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, is heading to the region for a
series of meetings on defense planning and
other issues.

Nelson is scheduled to leave for the region from Central Florida later this week, though specific times aren't being released.

Already, the U.S. and NATO are supplying non-lethal
military equipment to Ukrainian forces. And the Obama administration
reportedly would consider sending weapons to Ukraine if Russia were to
invade.

Meantime, Ukrainian troops have surrounded the
rebel-stronghold of Donetsk in the eastern part of the country, while
Russia has pushed to be able to bring aid to the area.